The purpose of the ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 series of software testing standards is to define an internationally-agreed set of standards for software testing that can be used by any organization when performing any form of software testing. ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-2 comprises test process descriptions that define the software testing processes at the organizational level, test management level and dynamic test levels. It supports dynamic testing, functional and non-functional testing, manual and automated testing, and scripted and unscripted testing. The processes defined in ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-2 can be used in conjunction with any software development lifecycle model. Since testing is a key approach to risk-mitigation in software development, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119-2 follows a risk-based approach to testing. Risk-based testing is a common industry approach to strategizing and managing testing. Risk-based testing allows testing to be prioritized and focused on the most important features and functions.
- Standard Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
- Status
- Superseded Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2011-09-10
- Superseded by
- 29119-2-2021
- Board Approval
- 2013-08-23
- History
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- Published:
- 2013-09-01
Additional Resources
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- 29119-2-2013_downloads.zip
Working Group Details
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- IEEE Computer Society
- Standard Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
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SF - Working Group for Software Testing
- IEEE Program Manager
- Patricia Roder
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- Jon Hagar
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